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A   Plea  for   Peace  and  Work.  ?     -    •'  &  1926 

Fehruarij  17th,  1893. 


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To  those  who  are  actively  engaged  in  tlie  Ministry  of  Christ,  tlie  chief  interest  and  tlie  first  duty 
is  the  bringing  of  the  simple  Gospel  home  to  the  hearts  and  lives  of  men. 

This  is  the  great  work  of  the  Church  to  which  everything  else  must  give  way.  She  can  only 
win  the  favor  of  God  and  the  love  of  men  by  single-hearted  devotion  to  the  task  of  preaching  and 
jiraeticing  plain  Christianity. 

As  Ministers  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  working  Pastors  iu   the   Presbyterian  Church,  we  are  filled 
with  the  gi-avest  fears  lest  the  usefulness  of  the  Cluirch  should  be  hiudered,  hei-'peace  distUTDed^  alicl^ 
her  honor  diminished  by  the  prevalence  of  theological  controversy  and  strife  over  doctrines  which  are 
not  essential. 

We  remember  that  there  have  been  two  sad  periods  in  the  history  of  our  Church  iu  which  this 
has  hajjpened.  We  remember  that  our  Church  has  been  twice  rent  asunder  by  issues  which  have 
been  recognized  shortly  afterwards  as  unnecessary.  We  dread  the  possibility  of  having  such  a  painful 
experience  repeated  in  our  own  times.  We  are  persuaded  that  the  great  body  of  the  Church,  laymen 
and  ministers,  have  little  sympathy  with  the  extremes  of  dogmatic  conflict,  and  are  already  weai'y  of 
the  strife  of  tongues,  and  are  longing  for  peace  antl  united  work.  We  feel  that  we  do  not  speak  for 
ourselves  alone,  but  for  the  great  multitude  who  hold  the  same  conviction  in  regard  to  the  first  duty 
and  main  work  of  the  Church,  while  representing  at  the  same  time  many  different  shades  of  theolog- 
ical opinion. 

It  is  in  this  spirit  that  we  join  our  voices  in  a  plain,  straight-forward,  fraternal  expression  of  the 
desire  for  harmony  and  united  devotion  to  practical  work.  For  this  reason  we  deprecate  any  and 
every  attempt  to  impose  new  tests  of  orthodoxy,  or  to  restrict  the  liberty  hitherto  enjoyed  by  those 
who  sincerely  subscribe  to  the  essential  and  necessary  articles  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Especially 
would  we  deplore  any  hasty  addition  by  informal  resohition,  or  by  judicial  decision,  to  the  confessional 
statement  of  the  doctrine  of  Holy  Scripture.  We  hold  firmly  to  the  teaching  of  the  first  chapter  of 
••The  Confession  of  Faith,"  and  to  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  the  Word  of  God,  the  only  infallible  rule 
of  faith  and  practice.  We  do  not  express  any  individual  opinion  in  regard  to  the  theory  of  the  in- 
errancy of  the  original  autographs  of  Scripture  in  matters  which  are  not  essential  to  religion,  but 
differing  as  we  may  in  regard  to  the  abstract  truth  of  that  theory,  we  protest  unitedly  and  firmly 
against  making  assent  to  it  a  test  of  Christian  faith  or  of  good  standing  in  the  Presbyterian  ministry. 

In  the  interests  of  Christian  liberty,  iu  the  interests  of  peace  and  unity,  in  the  interests  of  mission- 
ary enthusiasm  and  progress,  we  take  this  position  clearly  and  firmly,  and  we  cordially  invite  all  who 
agree  with  us,  to  cooperate  iu  maintaining  these  principles,  believing  that  the  end  of  the  Command- 
ment is  love  out  of  a  pure  heart,  and  a  good  conscience,  and  a  faith  unfeigned ;  and  that  the  surest 
defence  of  the  truth  is  its  unfaltering  proclamation. 

Robert   H.   Pulton Nortlmiinsler  Cliurch Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hughes  0.  Gibbons ,  Third  Church " 

Charles  Wadswortii,  Jr North  Broad   Street  Church 

William   M.   Paden Holland  Memorial  Churcli "  " 

Stephen  W.  Dana Walnut  Street  Church " 

Robert   Hunter Co-Pastor  Union  Tabernacle "  " 

Robert  Ellis  Thompson Professor " 

J.  RiCHELSEN Corinthian  Avenue  German  Church    ''  " 

Robkrt  Graham Hebron   Memorial " 

J.  G.   Bolton Hope  Church "  " 

W.  R.  Huston Evangelist  (Gerniantown) "  " 

W.  P.  White Secretary " 

John  B.  Reeve Lombard  Street  Central '"  " 

Matthew  Newkirk Bethesda " 

H.  C.  Fox Harper  Memorial ''  " 

J.  L.  Scott .McDowell  Memorial "  " 

W.  C.  Rom.mei Gaston  Memorial " 

Lewis  F.  Benson Church  of  the  Redeemer  (Gerniantown) •'  " 

William  P.  Fulton Ninth  Church "  "' 


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Frederick  TT.  Johnson Wharton  Street  Church Philadelphia.  Pa. 

W.  P.  Merrill Trinity  Church  (Chestnut  Hill) 

Perry  S.  Allen frreen  Hill 

J.  C.   Thompson Scot's  Church '•  ■' 

Henry  E.  Thomas Greenway "  " 

N.    L.   Upham Secretary ■'  •• 

W.   H.   Weber German  Church  of  Peace ■■  " 

George  P.  Wilson Arch  Street  Church '•  " 

R.  T.  Jones Susquehanna  Avenue  Church 

William   Sterritt Covenant  Church 

W.  H.  Gill Evangelist •  •' 

Edward  W.  Hitchcock Evangelist ■ "  " 

Alexander  Henry Hernion  (Frankford) "  •' 

James  D.  Hunter Central   Church Norristown,  Pa. 


Charles  E.  RobYnson Second  Church .  Scranton,  Pa. 

Saml"el  J.  Fisher Swissvale  Church Swissvale.  Pa. 

Carlos  T.  Chester Evangelist Wyncote,  Pa. 

Henry   M.   Dyckman Potistown  Church Pottstown.  Pa. 

William   K.  Preston Neshamniiny  of  Warwick Hartsville.  Pa. 

Henry  E.  Niles First  Church York.  Pa. 

A.  L.  Benton Montrose  Church Montrose.  Pa. 

Eichard  Montgomery A  shbourne  Church ; Ashbourne,  Pa. 

James  W.  Kirk Leverington  Church Roxborough,  Pa. 

Charles  E.   Burns Manayunk  Church Manavunk.  Pa. 

Douglass  K.  Turner Evangelist Hartsville,  Pa. 

W.  A.  Patton Wayne  Church Wayne,  Pa. 

Phillip   H.  Mowry First  Church Chester,  Pa. 

George  R.  Moork Evangelist Roxborough,  Pa. 

John   F.  Sheppard Conshohocken  Church Conshohocken,  Pa. 

J.    H.   BoGGS Lawndale  Church Lawndale  Station.  Pa. 

Joseph   Vance Second  Church Chester,  Pa. 

Charles  Wood First  Church Gerniantown.  Pa. 

C.   P.   H.   Nason Second  Churcli 

W.  0.   Campbell Sewickley  Church Sewicklev.  Pa. 

Teunts  S.  Hamlin Church  of  the  Covenant Washington.  D.  C. 

George  O.  Little Assembly's  Church •'  '• 

Samuel   V.    V  .  Holmes  ( A.ssistaut) .  .  .  First  Church '• 

John  Xewton Pensacola.  Fla. 

J.  William  :McIlvain Annapolis  Church .'Annapolis.  Md. 

Maltbie  D.  Babcock Brown  Memorial  Church Baltimore,  Md. 

S.   M.   Hamilton Warren  Memorial  Church Louisville,  Kv. 

John  M.  Richmond Central  Church "  " 

John  P.  Dawson Olivet  Church 

James  M.  Walton First  Church Greensburg.  Kv. 

Charles  P.  Luce First  Church Owensboro,  Kv. 

Hanford   a.  Edson    Memorial  Church Indianapolis,  Ind. 

J.  Albert   Rondthaler Tabernacle  Church "  " 

M.   L.  Haines First  Church "  " 

Joseph  A.  Milburn Second  Church '■ 

Wm.  E.  Moore Second  Church Columbus.  Ohio. 

James  A.  P.  McGaw First  Church Toledo,  Ohio. 

Samuel  G.  Anderson Westmuister  Church •' 

Daniel   H.  Evans Youngstown  Ciiurch Young,=to\vn.  Ohio. 

Robert  J.  Thompson   First  Church Lima,  Ohio. 

N.  P.   Baily Massillon  Church Massillon,  Ohio. 

Joseph  N.  McGifeert First  Church Ashtabula.  Ohio. 

Hiram  C.  Haydn First  Church Cleveland,  Ohio. 

William  Knight First  Ch.urch "  " 

.  Charles  S.  Pomeroy Second  Church "  " 

R.  A.  George Bolton  Chapel "  " 

Samuel  P.  Sprecher Euclid  Avenue  Church "  " 

Peter  E.  Kipp Case  Avenue  Church "  " 

Dormer  L.  Hickok East  Cleveland  Church "  " 

James  D.   Williamson Beckwith  Church "  " 

Arthur  C.  Ludlow Miles  Park  Church "  '< 

Ebenezer   Bushnell Secretary "  ■' 

Mattoon   M.  Curtis A delbert  College 

Edwards  P.  Cleavelaxd Adelbert  College "         '  " 

Joshua  R.  Mitchell First  Church Findlav,  Ohio. 

Henry  M.  Curtis Mt.  Auburn  Church Cinchiuati,  Ohio. 

A.  B.   RiGGS Seventh  Church   ...    

John   H.  Walker College  Hill  Church 

John  L.  Taylor Wyoming  Church Wvomin<r.  Ohio. 


George   M.  Maxwell  . Evangelist Wyoming,  Ohio. 

W.  A.   Major Linwood  Church Linwood,  Ohio. 

Chas.  E.  Walker Hartwell  Church Hartwell,  Ohio. 

Chas.   F.   Mussey Westwood  Church  ....'. Westwood,  Ohio. 

David  A.   Heron Gleiidale  Cliurch Gleudale,  Ohio. 

G.  M.  McCampbell First  Church Middletown,  Ohio. 

S.  J.    McPherson Second  Church Chicago,  III. 

Thomas   C.   Hall Forty-first  Street  Church '• 

James  G.  K.  McCluke Lal<e  Forest  Cliurch "         " 

John  Henrv   Barrows First  Church "         " 

W.   W.   ToTHEROH Hyde  Park  Church 

Thos.   D.  Wallace Eighth  Church 

EoBERT  W.  Patterson Evangelist ■         " 

John  P.  Hale Evangelist "         •' 

James  Lewis Central  Church . . . .  Joliet,  I!i. 

Chas.  S.  Hoyt Oak  Park  Church Oak  Park,  111. 

Newell  D.  Hillis First  Church Evanston,  111. 

Frank  0.   Ballard First  Church Austin,  111. 

Henry   Neill Highland  Park  Church Highland  Park,  III. 

William  Bryant First  Church Marshalltown,  Iowa. 

W.   N.   Page First  Church Leavenworth,  Kan. 

Robert  J.  Service Trumbull  Avenue  Church Detroit,  Mich. 

E.  W.  Brown Westminster  Church, " 

Richard  Tuknbull Second  Avenue  Church "  " 

W.  D.  Sexton Bethany  Church '•  •' 

W.  W.  Carson Jefferson  Avenue  Church '■  " 

D.  M.  Cooper Memorial  Church "  " 

J.  F.  Somerville Baker  Street  Church 

R.  H.   Steele Evangelist   

W.  T.  Jaquess Northville  Church Northville,  Mich. 

John  Paul  Egbert House  of  Hope  Church St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Robert  A.  Cabnahan First  Church " 

Maurice  D.  Edwards Dayton  Avenue  Church ■'  '■ 

W.  M.   Blackburn President Pierre,  So.  Dak. 

Ed.   S.   Wallace First  Church .\l)erdeen.  So.  Dak. 

James  T.   H.  Waite Medway  Church Dorchester,  Ga. 

John  Q.    Adams , Westminster  Church San  Francisco,  Cal. 

R.  G.  McNiECE First  Church Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

W.  J.  Chichester Immanuel  Church Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

W.  R.  Richards Crescent  Avenue  Church Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Paul  F.  Sutphen Second  Church Newark,  X.  J. 

D.  R.   Prazer First  Church ■'  " 

I.  B.    HopwooD Calvary  Church "  " 

Lewis  Lampman High  Street  Church '•  ■' 

Davis  W.  Lusk  :    Sixth  Church 

Ford  C.  Ottman Memorial  Church '■ 

J.  Clement  French Park  Church " 

Stanley  White Hillside  Church Orange,  N.  J. 

Henry   M.  Storrs   First  Church ' 

James  M.  Ludlow First  Church East  Orange,  N.  J. 

David    0.  Irving Bethel '■  '• 

Everard  Kempshall Fir.st  Church Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

John  W.  Teal Westminster  Church "  " 

John  T.  Kerr Third  Church 

Eben  B.  Cobb Second  Church 

Chas.  E.   Herring First  Church Plainfield.  N.  J. 

George  H.  Payson First  Church Rahway.  N.  J. 

John   A.  Liggett Second  Church   " 

John  G.  Hamner Lamington  Church Lamington.  X.  J. 

J.  G.  Mason Metuchen  Church Metuchen,  X.  J. 

J.   W.  McNuLTY Woodbridge  Church Woodbridge,  X.  J. 

Samuel  Parry Pluckamin  Church Phickamin,  X.J. 

A.  P.  Botsford Wenonah  Church Wenonah,  N.  J. 

Edward  Dillon Woodbury  Church Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Silas  E.  Persons Cazenovia  Church Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 

Charles  H.  Walker Chittenango  Church Chittenango,  X.  Y. 

E.  a.  McMaster Baldwinsville  Church Baldwinsville,  N.  Y. 

Edward  P.  Sprague Second  Church Auburn,  X.  Y. 

Wm.  K.  Hall First  Church   Newburgh,  X.  Y. 

Joseph  Greenleaf First  Church Washingtonville.  X.  Y. 

Thomas  B.  Thomas Monroe  Church Monroe,  X.  Y. 

A.  S.  Freeman Central  Church Haverstraw,  X.  Y. 

Robert  B.  Clark First  Church Goshen,  N.  Y. 


Charles  Simpson Sherman  Cluiicli Sherni.m,  N.  Y. 

Charles  Cuthbert  Hall First  Ciiurch Brookl}-!!,  N.  Y. 

Thomas  A.  Nelson Memorial  Cliurcb "  " 

Xewell  "Woolsey   Wells Third  Church "  '' 

A.  V.  V.   Raymond Fourth  Church Albany,  N.  Y. 

Walter  Q.  Scott First  Church •'  '■ 

Chas.  E.    Dunn Third  Church 

James  K.  Phillips Bethany  Church " 

Arthl"R  H.   Allen Woodside  Church   Troy,  N.  Y. 

Hector    Mali Second  Church •'  " 

Eben   Hallky Second  Street  Church •'  •' 

Andrew  J.  Fennel First  Church Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Chas.  Townsend First  Church Lansinghurgh,  N.  Y. 

Lee  W.  Beattie Cambridge  Church Cambridge,  N.  Y. 

W-v-Rr  T^tfHtrr-.— Briclc  Church Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Nelson   Millard First  Church "  " 

Henry  H.  Stebbins Central  Church "  ■' 

A.  J.  Hutton St.  Peter's  Church •'  " 

Peter   Lindsay North  Church "  " 

Geo.   B.    Spalding First  Church Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

L.  Mason  Clarke Park  Church •'  " 

John  McLachlan Central  Church Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Herbert  G.  Lord Church  of  the  Redeemer '■  " 

A.  B.  Robinson TValden  Avenue  Church .  .       "  " 

A.  W.  Allen Church  of  the  Covenant "  " 

L.  Van  Schoonhoven Bethany  Church "  " 

Nelson  B.  Chester Bethlehem  Church "  " 

"W.  C.  McGarvey West  Avenue  Church "  " 

Tho.mas  Gordo.v First  Church Middletown,  N.  Y. 

Frank  H.  Coffran Allegany  Church Allegany,  N.  Y. 

Newton  L.  Reed First  Church Clean,  N.  Y. 

Stephen  G.  Hopkins First  Church Palmyra,  N.  Y. 

E.  H.  Dickinson Seneca  Falls  Church Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. 

W.  S.  Carter Waterloo  Church Waterloo,  N.  Y. 

N.   B.  Remick North  Church Geneva,  N.  Y. 

W.  W.   Wellek First  Church 

R.   P.  H.   Vail First  Church Stamford,  Conn. 

John  T.  Wills First  Church Greenwich,  Conn. 

John  E.   Bishnell First  Church   Rye,  N.  Y. 

George  Alexander University  Place  Church New  York  City. 

Anson  P.  Attkrblry Park  Church ' 

John    C.  Bliss Washington  Heights  Church '•         " 

Henry  M.  Booth Brick  Church ''         " 

John  B.  Devins Hope  Chapel "         " 

Ira  S.  Dodd Riverdale  Church "         " 

Herbert    Ford  (Assistant) University  Place  Church •'         " 

H.   L.  Grandlienard French  Evangelical  Church "         " 

Charles  F.  Goss  (Assistant) Madison  Avenue  Church '•         " 

C.  W.  Goodrich    (Assistant) Madison  Square  Church "         " 

A.   W.  Halsey  ....    Spring  Street  Church "         " 

James  H.   Hoadley Faith  Church "  " 

W .  R.    Harshaw Union  Church "         " 

M.  S.  Littlefield  (Assistant) Central  Church "         " 

Daniel  E.   Lorenz Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd •'  " 

Henry  T.  .McEwex Fourteenth  Street  Church •'         " 

J.   Hall  McFlvaine Church  of  the  Covenant ''         " 

George  S.    Webster Church   of  the  Covenant "         " 

Francis    H.   Marling Evangelist "         " 

George  J.  Mingins Union  Tabernacle •         " 

D.  H.  Overton Emmanuel  Chapel '• 

Geo.   S.    Payson Inwood  Church "         " 

Charles  H.  Pahkhurst Madison  Avenue  Church "         " 

John  R.  Paxton West  Church "         " 

Vincent  Pisek Bohemian  Church "         " 

Stealy  B.  Rossiter North  Church "         " 

Wilton  Merle  Smith Central  Church '■         " 

J.   Balcom  Shaw West  End  Church '=         " 

Geo.   L.   Spining Phillips  Church "         " 

Charles  L.  Thompson Madison  Avenue  Churcii ■' 

Henry  van  Dyke Brick  Church "        " 


